A solid second volume. This volume was split like the first; half of it being about the boys, the other half a short story about the Unknown. The first story was just a continuation from the first volume, Wirt and Greg are still out looking for the hero frog! Only this time the brothers are separated and trying to find each other again. I really liked the way the art changed when it was just Wirt and I feel like it reflects his character. Unfortunately, it wasn't as funny as the first half was...

This volume of Over the Garden Wall contains three stories: the continuation of Greg's search for Hero Frog, and the last two are about the potatoes and molasses schoolhouse from the TV show. Greg's story is very funny because it shows how he sees the world, versus how Wirt sees it. The last two stories with the schoolhouse are so vintage-looking I felt like I was at my grandparent's house reading old children's books. Limbs seem to be made of jell-O, and colors are limited but bright, with blue...

The first half of the book does a good job of capturing the tone and spirit of the original cartoon with half-brothers Greg and Wirt each offering their differing versions of events from the same odd evening. But then the second half of the book goes off the rails as we are subjected to a story set in the schoolhouse from the "Schooltown Follies" episode. No Greg, no Wirt, no frog or Beatrice even. Instead, we are introduced to Pooree the Elephant, the clumsy new transfer student. Horribly drawn...

(4.5)Oh, wow. I'm a little torn here. On one hand, the first half of this volume was so good (and frightening!), but on the other, I wasn't a huge fan of the second half, which was took a break from the main plot of finding the Hero Frog to just have fun with two short stories about Ms. Langtree's schoolhouse.Book content warnings:a really horrific scene (view spoiler)[in which a nightmarish horse actually eats Wirt, and Greg watches. (hide spoiler)]So here we have a bedraggled Wirt and Greg sh...

*** This review contains potential spoilers ***Rating: 🌟🌟 (2/5 stars). Haha, comic book day was my greatest weakness when I wanted to have all the free comics but that bookstore only had these comics (over the garden wall comics) in their sale section and I caved. I really thought I was going to like them since I really like the animated show but oh my god I was so so wrong. But hey at least there was way more Wirt in this than the previous installment so that already made it better than volume

I discuss all five volumes of the Over the Garden Wall Comic Series in the latest entry of my book review essays, Harris' Tome Corner, focusing on Halloween-friendly Kid Horror.These volumes, featuring writing by Danielle Burgos and Kiernan Sjursen-Lien and illustrations by Jim Campbell and Cara McGee (telling Wirt's and Greg's stories respectively) stick closer to a more whimsical atmosphere and avoid the spookier aspects of OtGW for the most part, mostly following Greg’s quest for the Hero Fro...

More of the same - adventures with Greg and Wirt, where Greg comes out no worse for the wear due to his positive way of seeing things and Wirt kind of getting the short stick of things. I liked the reintroduction of previous characters and the slight continuation of the overall mystery.

The first story in this volume was like the first story in volume 1-- similar in tone to the show and cute. I am still thinking the animated format works better for this story just because the characters are so well animated and acted, and that media is lost on paper obviously. It ends here with a to be continued.The following story was about the small animal schoolhouse featured in the show. A new student, an elephant, joins, and he struggles fitting in because of his size. He's much bigger tha...

Following the continued adventures of the wayward brothers questing for the "Hero Frog". Both recount meeting apparitions in totally different moods. We really see how Wirt is very melodramatic and overthinks himself, while Greg takes everything in a bright friendly way as a child. They become separated and find their own adventures on the way. The second half oddly returns to Miss Langtree's School of animal students and their lives. They gain a new elephantine exchange student and must rescue

Sheesh! This one drops THREE WHOLE STARS from the first volume's stellar rating. The first two tales, featuring Greg and Wirt spinning Rashomon, and offering up two versions of the Hunt for the Hero Frog, are fine. Greg's story is wildly imaginative with candy colors and wacky creatures. Wirt relates a much darker version featuring vengeful ghosts, and nasty, bitey wildlife. Sadly, it all concludes with a To Be Continued.The last story is just plain awful, all about the schoolhouse critters and

For more reviews, check out my blog: Craft-Cycle Whenever I dive into an Over the Garden Wall, I'm prepared for the strange and unexpected (as much as one can be when venturing into the Unknown). It's part of what I love about the show and have loved about this graphic novel series. However, this one went in an entirely different direction.The first half, "Hunt for Hero Frog", continues the quest from the first volume with Greg and Wirt looking for Hero Frog and ending up in mischief along the

More “Over the Garden Wall” is always a good thing. However, the first volumes, with their focus on the mystery of the Woodcutter’s daughter, struck a much better balance of silly versus serious. This set of issues is mostly Greg and a bit of Wirt, with far too many Miss Langtree’s School side stories. I definitely get that old-school pastiche of children’s Americana is a big part of why this series exists, but I wish we could get more of the dark mysticism and less of the whimsy for the next in...

The first part, dedicated to the boys, was nice. I enjoyed to discover the story through their very different points of view and with different art styles. We didn’t seem to come nearer to the hero frog, so maybe they’ll reach him in the last volume. The rest wasn’t my cup of tea, the story wasn’t exciting or fun and the art was more messy than pleasant to look at. I preferred the 2nd part of the 1st volume for sure.

4/5 I love the continuation of the story in the first half, but the second half is a side story about the school they visit in the second (or third?) episode and it just seems meh to me.

Hunt for the Hero Frog: Greg- Greg and Wirt relate their hunt for the Hero frog (see last collection). Greg tells a very fanciful version of events.Hunt for the Hero Frog: Wirt-New illustrator and slightly new style for Wirt’s version of things! Wirt tells the tale in a scarier way, but they still have to undergo a test of staying in one spot and talking to three visitors. Then the art reverts back as Greg gets separated and visits a town of very fancy birds.Pooree the Elephant- the animal schoo...

I liked the continuation of Greg and Wirt's search for the hero frog, but the stories with the school for animals, especially the final, longer one with the raft were...not for me.

These stories are so cute! I was disappointed that Anna's story was not continued in this volume, but we learned more of what adventures Greg and Wirt have been on. And the schoolhouse stories could probably be their own series of easy reader type books. I especially liked Pooree's tale.I feel like these are all centered on differences of perspective. Seeing an adventure differ so much between Greg and Wirt's perspectives really reminds you that an understanding of reality or fact truly depends

Even though I didn't love the first volume of this collection, I still decided to give Over the Garden Wall Vol. 2 a shot since I had already checked it out from the library.My thoughts about this one are pretty similar to the first...Hunt for Hero Frog- Greg/Wirt This book picks up with the two boys in a tavern. Wirt says they had a rough night but Greg is all excited about it! We then see the story of the night told by Greg first, and it’s very bright and colorful. Then we see Wirt’s version w...

Now having read two volumes of Over the Garden Wall I realize that it's also a bizarre maybe-for-kids, maybe-for-adults TV series on Cartoon Network. That explains a lot. Like why the first story involves a pair of brothers having, basically, a tooth decay-related nightmare. That story is funny, though, even if it totally dark and weird. The second story, about an elephant who doesn't fit in at his new school, is fundamentally dull, even if I were a member of the six-year-old target audience. De...

Those who loved the Cartoon Network mini series Over the Garden Wall will want to pick this up! I personally adored the original series and think this is a great addition to it. The comic series continues the story of Wirt and Greg but also gives us insight on the sode characters in the show as well. The characters are true to themselves and just as lovable as in the original series! ~Elisa